"No fair, these dorm rooms are way nicer than when we went here." Beca said in awe as she looked around the room in Baker Hall that her daughter would be calling home for the year.

"Oh stop complaining," Chloe said in a tone that was mostly teasing. "You should have seen wheat they looked like before you lived here. Aubrey and I literally only had three feet between our beds and a foot between the end of our beds and the closet door.

"Let me guess, you also had to walk two miles to school up a hill with no shoes in a blizzard?" Cody teased as he put two boxes of his sister's belongings on one of the beds.

"You're damn right, and don't you forget it." Chloe confirmed as she put a few family pictures on the desk, a tradition in the family, to immediately make a bland dorm room feel more like home.

"Just be happy you got into a dorm that has air conditioning. My first year at Barden, they threw me in Witte. No heating or air conditioning." Emily said bitterly as she helped Maddy haul in what would be Abby's desk chair, a copy of the one she had at home, the youngest Mitchell took after Beca in her particular taste when it came to anything that involved mixing, writing, or making music in any way shape or form.

"Ok, I get it." Abby said in faux exasperation. "You're all jealous of my youth and all of the modern conveniences I get to enjoy. No need to remind me." The youngest Mitchell said with more than a hint of cockiness as her mom's trademark smirk spread across her lips.

The other five Mitchells rolled their eyes and shook their heads as they started working on the taste they had been assigned before they left the house.

Six sets of hands and three previous times of going through this made for an efficient unpacking. In an hour, all of Abby's things were unpacked and put away. The rest of the Mitchells were waiting by the door, facing Abby. One-by-one, they all said goodbye. Emily went first before leaving. She had to get to Atlanta by two o'clock for a late lunch to discuss a potential song writing collaboration with Sean Mendez for his upcoming album.

Cody went next and told Abby that he would beat the shit out of any guys who tried to hurt her. All she had to do was say the word. The brunette giggled before hugging her big brother tight. She knew that he would have liked to stay longer, but he had to go to his apartment to pack before his early flight the next morning to London to study abroad.

Maddy gave her sister and best friend a big hug and told her that her apartment was only six blocks away and to not be a stranger. She and her roommates would be more than willing to help her out with anything she could need. Chances were at least one of the five would be able to relate. Then the redhead left to go help her roommates move in.

Only Beca, Chloe and Abby were left in the room. Chloe had tears welling up in her eyes and Beca was looking at her youngest child with pride.

"Abby…" Chloe got out before getting choked up.

"Come on, Mom," Abby said. "You can't start crying or I'm going to start crying too and I won't be able to stop. You've done this three times. Lead by example.

The redhead nodded and took a few deep breaths and wiped the tears from the eyes before trying again. "Abby, I can't even put into words how proud I am that you worked hard all of your life to overcome your dyslexia and graduate third in your class while being captain of the volleyball team and vice president of National Honor Society. I know from personal experience how much this university has to offer if you seek it out. Good luck honey. If you get home sick, we're just one phone call away. We'll be up to visit for homecoming." Chloe said before pulling her daughter into the tightest hug possible. When she was done, Chloe moved aside to allow Beca to say her piece to her daughter.

"Abby," the brunette began as a smirk spread across her lips as she looked at her youngest child. "I love you and am so incredibly proud of you and all you've accomplished, especially taking after me in your dream to be a music producer."

Chloe and Abby laughed, it was so like Beca to overlook everything else that he daughter had accomplished and just focus on the fact that her daughter wanted to follow in her footsteps career-wise.

"But in all seriousness," she continued. "You are so incredibly talented and at such a young age, more than I was at your age and you write songs, too. I can't wait to see all of the success you have in the music industry the second you graduate. I would say that I'll be there to help you every step of the way, but I'm afraid I'd be out of a job if I help you too much."

Abby rolled her eyes. "Ok, whatever you say, three time Grammy winner."

"You just wait and see. I don't think you understand just how talented you are," Beca said seriously.

The youngest Mitchell smiled at the sincerity of what her mother had just said before pulling her in for a hug. "Thank you so much, Mom, you have no idea how reassuring it is to hear something like that from you."

"I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it," Beca said honestly before breaking the hug and taking a few steps back to stand next to her wife.

"Call me when you find out when acapella auditions are and try to find out who the captains are and if they're legacies. And make sure they know that when you audition. They have to take you if both of your mothers were captains of groups that won three national championships and one world championship." Chloe babbled as she thought of things. She didn't stop until she saw the identical amused smirks on her daughter and wife's faces. "Sorry, I'm just really excited you to be a Bella."

Abby pulled her mom in for a hug. "I know and as cool as I've stayed on the outside, I'm super excited, too."

Chloe beamed at her daughter for a few seconds before taking a deep breath. "We should probably get out of here. I'm sure you don't need your moms around cramping your style if any cute boys come around."

"As much as I love you guys, I can't say you're wrong." Abby agreed.

After one final goodbye hug, Beca and Chloe left Abby's room, went down the elevator, out Baker Hall, and into the car. Almost simultaneously, the brunette and redhead let out a heavy sigh. "I can't believe we just moved our youngest daughter into her dorm for her first year of college. We're officially empty nesters." Chloe said in a flat tone.

"Yeah," Beca agreed before smirking. "I guess that means we get to start having sex whenever and wherever we want like we did before we had kids."

Chloe tried to give Beca an incredulous look, but there was a smile tugging at the sides of her mouth before chuckling. "Who would have thought you'd be the one to look on the bright side."

Beca smiled as she started the engine with a smile before driving them back home, still in disbelief that Chloe had not only agreed to marry her in the first place, but stayed with her through her infidelity. She would never be able to understand what she had done to deserve her, but she had learned better than to question it and do her best to not make the redhead regret her decision.